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OUR LIFE M O N T H L Y , p u b l i s h e d b y U k r a i n i a n N a t i o n a l W o m e n ' s L e a g u e o f A m e r i c a Vol. XXXVI NOVEMBER 1979 No 10 EDITORIALS IS IT ONLY A PHYSICAL HOLOCAUST? Much is said and written about the physical anni hilation of thousands or millions of people. There are those nations or groups who are influential and con sequently are able to inform the world of their tragic losses. They are the ones who have access to the ’’media” We can find reports of the hunger in Ukraine in 1933 in the Ukrainian press of that time, as well as in American newspapers, among them the New York Times. Although there were attempts at protest, re sponses from international organizations and even some efforts to provide assistance, the iron curtain succeeded in hiding from the view of the world the events taking place in Ukraine. World War II came, bringing with itself a new wave of oppression and destruction of people. Since German concentration camps were found in Europe, their genocidal work took place, so to speak, before the eyes of the world. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, has at its disposal the vast expanses of Asia; thus it could and still does hide its murderous actions success fully from the censure of public opinion. Although the war ended 35 yearsago, until this day, certain people not only talk of their losses but even de mand restitution. The plight of other nations, however, is ignored by the world. The Ukrainian people underwent and still undergo spiritual losses in addition to their physical ones. Already several generations are growing up and are being reared in circumstances of psychological pressures, in constant fear for themselves and their loved ones, in an atmosphere of mutual distrust, per vading even the closest relationships. The young boy Pavlyk Morozov was hailed as a "hero” for denouncing his own parents because they did not agree with collectivization policies. We, who live in the free world, cannot imagine the constant fear, which seems to be embedded in men’s souls, which is passed from one generation to the next. It accompanies men in all their activities, like an evil spirit which guides their actions, restrains them from certain activities and advises them to disown friends and relatives. New scientific discoveries have given the ruling circles in the Soviet Union yet another type of weapon in addition to fear and terror: medicine. It is medicine, whose duty lies in guarding men's lives and health, that is harnessed along with psychiatric "hospitals” for contradictory purposes — to destroy men’s spirits and bodies. In circumstances such as these it is a miracle that there are people who have freely begun to voice their opinions. These are the poets and writers of the 60’s and now the dissidents and freedom-fighters who defend personal rights and the rights of their nation. Valentyn Moroz spoke of people in the Soviet Union undergoing the ’’test of hell” while, here, in the free world they face the ’’test of heaven”, because, after all, excessive prosperity may also demoralize a man. It happens that as a result of an iron will and the deepest sense of patriotism a person will not break under the weight of cruelty and suffering, but may not have enough strenght left to survive the ’’test of heaven” Many writers and literary scholars who have survived oppression come out of it psychologically scarred, and are unable to speak with their own voice. It is difficult to describe this spiritual, psychological holacaust to people of the 20th century who pride themselves on conquering the cosmos, but who are unaware of the fact that a country exists on this earth in which not only physical but also a psychological holocaust is systematically carried out. trans. M arta Z ielyk “Listen and Sing” A new educational cassette of Ukrainian songs. On the occasion of the International Year of the Child, the Educational Council of UNWLA’s Executive Board has produced an educational cassette tape of Ukrainian songs. The cassette, which could prove useful to busy mothers as well as to nursery-school teachers, enables children to learn by themselves. The recorded teaching process consists of a teacher singing each song through accompanied by a musical instrument, and then repeating it line by line. Children repeat each line after the teacher and then sing the entire song. The repetition not only makes learning the melody easier, but also provides practice in learning Ukrainian words. Containing twelve songs and three marches (useful in nursery-school activities), the cassette was prepared by pianist Maria Lisowska, Master of Musicology, and mezzo-soprano Christyna Lypecka. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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